Where does “Schmier” come from?

Schmier (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German smero, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic smerwą, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smer- — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Schmier (Pennsylvania German): grease; salve, ointment

Definitions

  1. grease; salve, ointment

Ancestry of “Schmier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansmerofat
2Proto-West Germanic*smerugrease, butter, fat
3Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
4Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →